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Peer reviewedMcIntosh, John L.; Santos, John F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1981
An investigation of official 1976 suicide statistics among minority elderly revealed that suicide rates are highest among the old for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans. Among Blacks and Native Americans, however, suicide rates are extremely low for the aged. Suggests explanations for these findings. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks
